You just get on the scales don’t you and see how heavy you are? Sounds simple enough but I’ve been weighing myself in two different locations, on one my weight hasn’t changed that much whilst on the other I can see the pounds that I’ve lost. The problem is that the scales at my gym are upstairs, on carpet which is on floorboards. I weighted myself when I first started there and again yesterday and although there is a slight shift it’s nothing like the amount of weight I can see at home.
A couple of things are likely going wrong here:-
1. They are communal scales and so an endless line of people will be weighing themselves and adjusting the base setting. Surely you’ve seen it yourself, “I’m sure I’ve lost more than that” so they nudge the starting position back a notch? Everybody seems to have their own idea of where zero is where as I just get on.
2. They are on a soft surface. This allows the scales to sink a bit distorting the accuracy. Anywhere on floorboards is bad but especially if you then have a nice fluffy carpet on top you’re asking for trouble.
I think I’ll not bother with them anymore because if you didn’t know better it would be enough to put you off. If you’re serious about losing some weight then you have to be consistent when weighing yourself. Make sure you’re in a similar state of dress, at the same time of day, on a good set of scales that are on a solid, level surface.
